A month after her release from prison, Tyra Patterson still becomes emotional when she relives the day. " I remember when I used to watch people leave and I would say I wonder when its going to be my turn, she said. "I still get choked up about it because its still so fresh to me and it was on Christmas which is Jesuss birthday.” Patterson was a teenager in 1994 when she was convicted in connection with the robbery and murder of 15-year-old Michelle Lai. LISA POWELL / STAFF